convert vector to list

Question

How to convert a vector to a list?

Answer 1

Vector is a concrete class that implements the List interface so technically it is already a List. You can do this:

List list = new Vector();

or:

List list = new Vector();

(assuming a Vector of Strings).

If however you want to convert it to an ArrayList, which is the closest List implementation to a `Vector~ in the Java Collections Framework then just do this:

List newList = new ArrayList(vector);

or for a generic version, assuming a Vector of Strings:

List newList = new ArrayList(vector);